Senior Corporate Accountant - Private Equity

Job Description

Position Overview

Our client, a global private equity and investment firm, is seeking a Senior Accountant to join its corporate accounting team in New York, NY. Reporting to the Controller, this person will oversee day-to-day accounting and reporting for the management company and its related entities. They will also play a key role in supporting the firm’s rollout of a new finance platform, including NetSuite, StaffPay, and Concur.

Key Responsibilities

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• Lead the management company’s monthly, quarterly, and annual close, booking journal entries and maintaining fixed asset, accrual, prepaid expense, and amortization schedules
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• Complete and review account reconciliations across the balance sheet, investigating and clearing any variances
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• Monitor general ledger activity to confirm transactions are properly coded by entity, department, and deal, posting correcting entries when necessary
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• Prepare departmental reporting and support monthly and quarterly management reporting
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• Oversee fund chargebacks and shared-cost allocations across affiliated entities, coordinating with the administrator and fund accounting to ensure timely collection of outstanding balances
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• Support the calculation, billing, and recording of management fees
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• Analyze budget-to-actual results each month, explaining key variances, and contribute to the annual budgeting and forecasting cycle
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• Maintain the firm’s GP commitment tracking, reconciling balances each period against fund capital statements
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• Record daily cash activity and help streamline the payables process as new systems roll out, ensuring disbursements follow firm policies
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• Support the implementation of NetSuite, StaffPay, and Concur, including helping standardize and document new processes
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• Serve as a super user for firm systems, support end users, and partner with consultants on system enhancements
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• Use AI and automation tools to improve efficiency and reporting
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• Coordinate the annual management company audit, support internal controls and tax
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• Support the Controller and CFO on special projects and ad hoc requests
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Qualifications

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• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
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• 4+ years of accounting experience in financial services, ideally in private equity or asset management
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• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, general ledger accounting, reconciliations, and the month-end close
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• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
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• CPA preferred
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• Experience with NetSuite, StaffPay, and Concur preferred
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• Management company accounting experience preferred
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• Experience supporting a system implementation a plus
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• Big 4 or large public accounting experience a plus
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